Town guide

Spring Hope, North Carolina

Spring Hope is a town in Nash County, North Carolina, home to about 1,387 people across 1.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 27882.

Homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population1,387919 per sq mi
Median home value$161,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$195Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking11%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Spring Hope

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Spring Hope

Distances

Nearest major airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Raleigh, NC30 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA325 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Spring Hope; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Spring Hope

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Spring Hope had 1,309 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.

It’s the 400th largest of 771 towns in North Carolina by population.

Nash County grew from 25,478 residents in 1900 to 94,970 in 2020.

Spring Hope population by census2000: 1,261, 2010: 1,320, 2020: 1,3091,26120001,32020101,3092020

Nash County, 1900–2020

Nash County population, 1900 to 20201900: 25,478, 1910: 33,727, 1920: 41,061, 1930: 52,782, 1940: 55,608, 1950: 59,919, 1960: 61,002, 1970: 59,122, 1980: 67,153, 1990: 76,677, 2000: 87,420, 2010: 95,840, 2020: 94,97025K’00’1041K’20’3056K’40’5061K’60’7067K’80’9087K’00’1095K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 44.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Spring HopeJan: high 52°F, low 31°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 55°F, low 33°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 63°F, low 39°F, 4 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; May: high 80°F, low 56°F, 2.9 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 65°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 69°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 68°F, 4.9 in; Sep: high 83°F, low 62°F, 4.9 in; Oct: high 73°F, low 50°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 39°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 55°F, low 34°F, 2.9 in52°31°Jan3.555°33°Feb2.963°39°Mar4.073°48°Apr3.680°56°May2.987°65°Jun3.991°69°Jul4.688°68°Aug4.983°62°Sep4.973°50°Oct3.263°39°Nov3.155°34°Dec2.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rocky Mt Wilson Ap, NC weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Nash County

38,350 jobs at 2,114 businesses in Nash County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Nash CountyManufacturing: 9,599 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 5,680 jobs; Retail trade: 5,079 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,288 jobs; Wholesale trade: 2,652 jobs; Construction: 2,326 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,006 jobs; Finance and insurance: 1,590 jobsManufacturing 25% Health care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 11% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 6% Administrative and support 5% Finance and insurance 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Spring Hope.

Nearest hospitals

  • Unc Health NashGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Rocky Mount14.8 miles
  • Wilson Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Wilson17.2 miles
  • Wakemed, Raleigh CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Raleigh28.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers4
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Spring Hope

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Grisson Grocery Store1.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Spring Hope Public Library0.5 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Spring Hope

Public schools here are run by Nash County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Spring Hope ElementarySpring HopePre-K–5378Public1.4 mi
Southern Nash MiddleSpring Hope6–8795Public3.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Lake Royale.

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